Emperor's Reckoning

Standing in front of Ayumu was none other than the Queen of Nostria herself, Sylviana. Her cultivation level was never mentioned before, and Lyon was never bothered to check either, yet despite coming from the lesser world, she could handle the black spear, Gungnir. The praised treasure of Luderia which Lyon gave to her as a gift.

The experts could tell if they were to see that their breathing was in a rhythm on each of their own. It was breathing that could only mean one thing, battle.

"I see, you are not the type that talks much huh."

Ayumu smiled as her eyes turned sharp and laser focus. She took one step back with her left foot before she entered her fighting stance. The ominous lightning that surrounded the lean figure of her enemy made her wary. Those black sparks were nothing but friendly and she could only imagine the pain if she ever got struck by it.

(How strange, I cannot gauge her cultivation level, in fact, I can't even feel a thing) thought Ayumu.

"Well, I'm no the kind to underestimate my enemy, not anymore anyway."

A bright tattoo was forming on her back as the pink-haired woman gradually turned her hair golden at rapid speed. Sylviana's grin only pointed wider as she immediately disappeared from her spot after one step forward.

Ayumu creased her eyebrows before she blinked once and at the same time parry the incoming silence of death. Time seemed frozen as Sylviana missed her limb just by a few centimeters away. Only now did the black lightning sparked in the trails that she made approaching Ayumu.

"Tch, you're fast!"

Ayumu let out her condensed fist of mana toward the spot where her liver resided. It was an open wide spot with nothing to cover it. A huge blow on it would certainly deal a fatal wound that shook the balance inside Sylviana brain.

*BOOM!

Sylviana had been pushed away from the blow as her feet dragged the soil of the ground before she stopped after quite a distance. Dust was naturally build up and float for a while from her trail but Ayumu's face was amused at the sight.

She glanced at her fist who was shaking from the impact. It was a powerful blow in a short window of time that could break everyone down on their knees, yet the woman in front of her was still standing. A bit of smoke was coming out from the black spear that Sylviana held like a bunt. 

"To think that black spear could withstand my Garuda Fist and didn't even bent in the slightest. What a fine weapon that you are holding."

"Hss!" 

'Sylivana' didn't answer but instead grinning with her breath coming out from her mouth like a beast. Her eyes were ready for another bout, there was no telling how much energy she had left at the moment, however, Ayumu was certain that it won't end with their surroundings intact.

"I thought my fight would reach its peak against Kaiju or even Lyon, but—"

Ayumu immediately creased her eyebrows as she saw how the woman in front of her slightly twitched and the latter's eyes brightened.

"Ly..." Sylviana muttered.

"Huh?... Are you serious right now?"

Ayumu couldn't believe the two letters she muttered. There was no doubt about it that she was about to say the name of the young man that was full of mystery, and now, with her presents, his mysteriousness only stacked up even more. Perfect resonance was one thing and now, a powerful lady that could summon black lightning was muttering his name. 

(Lyon Torga, how many women did you swoon with?!) thought Ayumu.

After her encounter with Lumina which ended with Ayumu's defeat because of Lumina's fighting style, she could only guess the extent of power the current woman in front of her had.  She buried her fingers against her palm before her eyes turned brown. Not showing all of the tricks to the opponent was good until a certain point in a battle, and just one exchange blow was enough for her to know that it had passed that point.

*BOOM!

Ayumu creased her eyebrows as she saw how those two legs made the ground trembled. The vein on her calves popped before she threw the ominous black spear against her. Black lightning was exploding in its trail as Ayumu's pupils shrunken as it approaching fast against her glabella.

The veins in her arms popped as she gritted her teeth. With a spear that big and fast, there was no way for her to dodge in the nick of time. The only choice left was brute force against brute force since blocking would only damage her further.

"Don't underestimate Garuda's Daughter!"

The fist and the black spear connected as their mana collided, producing a loud collision that deterred the grass she stood into ashes in the blink of an eye. None of the two forces accepted to bow down before the black spear suddenly moved backward. Ayumu creased her eyebrows as she looked at the huge spear withdrawn to its master without any medium. 

(Spear Intent!) thought Ayumu. She couldn't believe the crazed lady with the huge spear master the technique of spear intent. According to how her opponent behaved, she didn't look like the type that used skill at all, however, Ayumu was wrong. She was more than to meet the eye.

Ayumu grinned, "I would have never guessed..."

Sylviana muttered with her opened wide eyes, "On..."

"Huh? On?" Ayumu was slightly confused (What is she talking about? Oh) she shook her head. 

"What did he do to you? Did he hurt you? Who is Lyon to you?"

The moment she called out his name, Sylviana immediately grinned before she leaped forward. 

"Second bout!"

Ayumu also leaped forward. (She is using a spear, the distance was never my friend but damn, that spear is something else. Gotta watch out for that black lightning, one zap, and I would feel paralyzed for half a second).

The one with the advantage didn't waste any time before she halted her leap at the perfect distance and thrust the black spear forward. Ayumu was surprised by her opponent's sudden change of fighting style before she gleefully parried the incoming thrusts with her Garuda Eyes. She was being pushed back as her hands were occupied.

"Hah..." Sylviana suddenly let out a breath before her thrust immediately slowed down.

(Now!) screamed Ayumu before she took one step forward and spun across the spear before she let out a clean uppercut toward her chin. Garuda's roar was heard as Sylviana was sent flying by her fist to an astonishing height.

"Hm?!"

Ayumu creased her eyebrows as Sylviana smirked. It was in the core memories of Gungnir when Lyon tried it against his own magic Scabbard back in Luderia1, and now, the woman who was the latest owner received that same scene.

With her hand holding the ominous black spear she spun vertically using the momentum Ayumu gave her via the uppercut. Black lightings were sparking everywhere around her before she started to descend down like a dragon.

"Gungnir Art: Black Dragon!"

A dragon made of black lightning coiled around the black spear as it pointed down against the suspecting Ayumu. She gulped before she quickly leaped away in the nick of time and let the art hit the plane instead.

The huge black spear casually penetrated the ground before a loud thunder ensued as the black dragon raised to the sky. The land instantly cracked like glass would with a hit of a hammer. The entire plane trembled as the sky even turned a bit dim due to the technique. Many of the lands shifted their mass but the loud strike and aftermath immediately caught the other attentions more than Lyon did.

"Who is it now?!"

Kaiju Loh was crossing his arms with his eyebrows furrowed. He had not met a decent fight for a while now and the ones he met gave up on sight.

"The sky went dim a little."

Madoku slightly muttered as she contemplated. 

"Oh my, that was a powerful strike! Shame, I should have taken a peak, " she muttered with her purple lips curved up.

On the spot of the accident, Ayumu revealed herself through the debris. Her hair had returned to her normal pink. She casually walked over to a huge crater where a lady with silver hair was sleeping soundly in the center of it.

"What in the world... are you?"

Ayumu could definitely sense Sylviana's cultivation level now. It was a big difference from when her hair was black.

Meanwhile, the young man that was standing alone on the meadow gulped his saliva at the sight of something familiar he used to see before. He took a deep breath as he tried to calm himself down before an image of a beautiful woman that she first met in this crazy cultivation world appeared.

"You're joking... SYLVIANA!"

Lyon shouted at the top of his lung before his figure gone from the spot he was standing in the blink of an eye.